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Repeat theft offender Evan Ramon Weron, 36, of the 400 block of East Chestnut Street, Souderton, is also accused of a separate copper theft in Towamencin
The second of three suspects in a $19,000 tool and copper theft at a Franconia Township welding business is headed to jail for his crimes.
Repeat theft offender Evan Ramon Weron, 36, of the 400 block of East Chestnut Street, Souderton, was sentenced to five months to one year in county jail last month after pleading guilty to felony theft, according to court records. Weron will be on two years of probation as well.
Weron is also accused of a copper theft in Towamencin Township.
A second man in the theft, Ayomal Y. Nanayakkara, 43, of the 500 block of East Roberts Street, Norristown, who was the getaway driver in the theft, was sentenced last month to five to 23 months in county jail after pleading guilty to felony conspiracy to commit theft, according to court records.
A third suspect, Cody Robert Sebring, 42, of the 1200 block of Reiff Road, Towamencin Township, awaits an Oct. 29 pre-trial hearing in Montgomery County court.
Weron was initially charged with 25 offenses: Three felony counts of theft by unlawful taking, three felony counts of receiving stolen property and three associated felony conspiracy charges, two felony counts of theft of a secondary metal and two felony conspiracy charges, two misdemeanor counts of theft from a motor vehicle and two misdemeanor conspiracy to commit theft from a motor vehicle charges, three misdemeanor counts of defiant trespassing and three associated conspiracy charges, and a felony conspiracy to commit theft charge, according to court records.
At Weron's preliminary hearing earlier this spring, all conspiracy charges, except for the felony conspiracy to commit theft charge, were withdrawn, according to court documents. All remaining charges were held for court.
Sebring was originally charged with felony counts of receiving stolen property, theft of a secondary metal, and theft by unlawful taking, and misdemeanor theft from a motor vehicle. However, the felony receiving stolen property charge was withdrawn at the preliminary hearing, with all remaining charges waived for court, according to court documents.
According to police, surveillance footage from Gouldey Welding showed two suspects – Weron and allegedly Sebring – entering the property during the overnight hours of May 4 into May 5.
The suspects were dropped off by a blue Honda Fit, driven by Nanayakkara, which was later seen returning to load stolen items, including power tools and copper fittings, into the vehicle, police said. The same car was later found parked at Weron’s residence on East Chestnut Street, identified by a distinctive dent on the passenger side matching the footage, authorities allege.
Investigators also tracked the vehicle to Philadelphia, where Weron was allegedly captured on video selling a large quantity of copper for $1,776 at EMR Recycling. The items were confirmed by the victim as those stolen from Gouldey Welding, according to the complaint.
On May 14, authorities executed a search warrant at Weron’s Souderton home, where police made contact with Nanayakkara and Sebring, according to the complaint. Police alleged the Honda Fit belongs to Nanayakkara’s mother, and he admitted to dropping off Weron and Sebring at the business and picking them up later on the side of the roadway. He also admitted to helping the duo load up the numerous items into the Honda, driving them back to Weron’s house, and then taking Weron to the Philadelphia recycling center. He was then given $100 for his efforts, police said.
Sebring admitted to being dropped off by Nanayakkara with Weron, police alleged, where they took numerous tools, a welder, and copper fittings from locked trucks parked in the lot. He then told authorities Weron and Nanyakkara took the items to the recycling center to be sold, wherein he was given a few hundred dollars, police said.
Weron is also accused of stealing commercial construction equipment, copper tubing, and tools valued at several thousand dollars from a Wexcon Inc. job trailer on Fretz Road in Towamencin in late December 2023, according to an affidavit.
According to the criminal complaint, Towamencin Township Police were dispatched to 675 Fretz Road around 6:56 a.m. on Jan. 2, 2024, after a construction foreman discovered a trailer lock had been cut and numerous items stolen. Among the items taken were a Topcon pipe laser, two chainsaws, a generator, a trash pump, a blower, tapping motor, brass fittings, and over 200 feet of copper tubing.
Police said they later discovered that some of the missing items, including a chainsaw, generator, and blower, were sold without serial numbers to a Cheltenham pawn shop by a person identified as Weron.
In April 2025, state police informed Towamencin detectives that a pipe laser matching the stolen Topcon model had been recovered at a private residence in Montgomery County. The person in possession, who was not charged, allegedly told police Weron had given him the item to hold. Wexcon later confirmed the item belonged to them, with an original purchase price of $3,750.
The Towamencin case added to a growing stack of criminal cases Weron faces in Montgomery County — 12 active cases in total, according to court records.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
